Govt to explore possibility of accommodating JK’s Hajis at central place in Makkah: Veeri

Minister reviews post-Hajj measures

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 28:Minister for Hajj and Auqaf, Mr Abdul Rehman Veeri today said efforts would be made to accommodate all the Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir in one cluster at a centrally located place near Haram Sharief during the next Hajj.

“The State Hajj Committee would take up the matter with the Central Hajj Committee and concerned Union Ministries so that in future the Hajj pilgrims of Jammu and Kashmir don’t face any inconvenience on account of accommodation,” the Minister said and added that other issues like catering, accommodation at Madina Munawarrah, standardized luggage, train service for performing Hajj besides timely issuance of mobile SIM cards will also be discussed with the Government of India to avoid any inconvenience to JK’s Hajj pilgrims in future.

This was stated by the Minister while reviewing the post-Hajj arrangements and the arrangements to be made by the State and Central Hajj Committees at Saudi Arabia and at Srinagar during Hajj 2016.

“State Government would request the Hajj Committee of India to accommodate JK’s pilgrims in a cluster of hotels at one place from next year, enabling the administration to take collective care of the Hajis”, the Minister said.

Receiving the detailed brief from the Secretary about the facilities provided by Saudi government to the Hajjis during Hajj-2015, the Minister asked the Executive Officer SHC to formulate a comprehensive memo of the problems faced by the Hajjis during Hajj-2015 for discussion and appropriate follow up action.

The Minister underscored the need for taking effective measures well to arrange the requisite facilities for Hajj pilgrims. “There should be no negligence from concerned functionaries in making foolproof arrangements for pilgrims in Madinah Munawarrah and Makkah Mukarammah during Hajj days”, Veeri asserted and directed the concerned to keep close coordination with the Central Hajj Committee functionaries for resolving the issues in time.

The Minister said that Khadims should have to coordinate dutifully with the functionaries at holy places of Madinah and Makkah for ensuring better services to the Hajjis during Hajj.